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Cataphract(1999)

★ 7.6 BGG1–2 playersWeight 3.38
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Games like Cataphract

Looking for games like Cataphract? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on pushing your luck against the roll. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Infidel: The Supremacy of Cavalry in the Crusader Era – 11th-12th Century(2011)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.9
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83/100

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Chandragupta: Great Battles of the Mauryan Empire – India, 319-261 BC(2008)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 3.8
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83/100

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The Siege of Alesia: Gaul, 52 B.C.(2005)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 3.2
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82/100

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Trajan(1991)

★ 6.92 players180 minWeight 3.2
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82/100

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Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble(2014)

★ 8.51–2 playersWeight 3.0
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82/100

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Inflection Point: The Battle for Kalach and the Battle of Chir(2025)

★ 8.82–4 playersWeight 3.4
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82/100

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Caesar in Gallia: Conquest on the Ancient Frontier(1993)

★ 6.92 players300 minWeight 3.1
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82/100

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Old School Tactical: Volume 4 – Italian Theater 1943-45(2023)

★ 8.82 players60 minWeight 3.0
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81/100

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Here Come the Rebels(1993)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.4
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81/100

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Stonewall in the Valley(1995)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.4
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81/100

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La Bataille de Ligny(1991)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.9
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81/100

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Gustav Adolf the Great: With God and Victorious Arms(2006)

★ 7.81–2 playersWeight 3.8
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81/100

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